Ecotopia: Visionary Revolution

We have come together to envision an ideal way of life. Given the problems of this Western patriarchical, classist, industrial society we call the U.S.A., we propose an alternative. Here are our documents: living, breathing expressions of how we could live with respect, balance and equality. It's up to us to decide -- business as usual, or revolution!

Declaration of Interdependence
This planet is an organism in which all life forms are dependant on each other for a healthy existence. We are interconnected whether we like it or not. We as a human culture have the responsibility to be compassionate caretakers of the Earth and its inhabitants. We hope to do all in our power to ensure the general health and safety for all generations to come. In order to attain these goals we must create an evolution of consciousness at the individual and social levels of our collective human society ...

The Constitution of Community Consensus
We the righteous and rebellious people of this community in order to exist in a healthier world, environmentally, socially and economically, write this document to outline our ideals for a more just and sustainable society. This document is not intended to take the place of our current constitution. It is not the end all be all law of the land, it is more descriptive and suggestive a document to out line the world we want to live in and the world we seek to create. The social system we envision will have a locally based power structure. Communities will be the primary groups to make important decisions effecting themselves. Local people will not only make these decisions, but they will carry them out as well ...